King of Rock

King of Rock is the second studio album by hip hop trio Run–D.M.C.. Produced in 1985, the album sees the group adopting a more rock-influenced sound, with several tracks prominently featuring heavy guitar riffs.

Background

Though Run-D.M.C.'s original version of "Slow and Low" (recorded as a demo during the sessions for this album) would not be officially released until the 2005 Deluxe edition of King of Rock, a cover version, recorded by the Beastie Boys (who themselves often played a fusion of rap and rock), appeared on the latter's 1986 debut album, Licensed to Ill.

References in popular culture

The Beastie Boys' song "Shame In Your Game" from the album Hello Nasty includes the lyrics "I'm the king of Boggle, there is none higher/I get eleven points from the word quagmire," a reference to the opening lines of "King of Rock."

King of Rock

I'm the king of rock, there is none higherSucker MC's should call me sireTo burn my kingdom, you must use fireI won't stop rockin' till I retireNow we rock the party and come correctAll cuts are on time and rhymes connectGot the right to vote and will electAnd other rappers can't stand us, but give us respectThey called us ill, we're gettin iller,There's no one chillerIt's not Michael Jackson and this is not "Thriller"I'm one def rapper, I know I can hangI'm Run from Run-DMC, like Kool from Kool and the GangRoll to the rock, rock to the rollDMC stands for devestating mic controlYou can't touch me with a ten foot poleAnd I even made the devil sell me his soulNow we crash through walls, cut through floorsBust through ceilings and knock down doorsAnd when we're on the tape, we're fresh out the boxYou can hear our sound for blocks and blocksFor every living person we're a verbal treatIt's me and DMC, Jay where's the beat?Now we're the baddest of the bad, the coolest of the coolI'm DMC, I rock and roll, I'm DJ Run, I rock and ruleIt's not a Trick or Treat and it's not a April FoolIt's all brand new, never ever old schoolYou've got the music in your body and you can't comprehendWhen your mind won't wiggle and your knees won't bendMusic ain't nothin but a people's jamIt's DJ Run, DMC rockin without a bandNow I walked on ice and never fellI spend my time in a plush hotelI stood on many stages, held many micsTake airplane flights, at huge heightsSo all you sucker MC's, you gotta say pleaseCause when he jumps high, I'm pulling down weedsGot a song so strong, it's knocking down treesIs it hard to believe it's Run-DMCI am from, around the wayAnd Run goes to school, every dayAnd Jay plays the records he has to playAnd we get down with no delay, HEY!I rock the party with the words I speakAnd Run says the rhymes that are uniqueAnd Jay cuts the records every day of the weekAnd we are the crew that can never be beatSo don't try to diss me, try to be my friendCause if you do, you'll get yours in the endThe rhymes we say, shall set a trendBecause a devestating rap is what we sendEvery jam we play, we break two needlesThere's three of us but we're not the BeatlesMy name is Darryl, you can call him DYou can call me Darryl Mack, or you can call him DMCPeople always ask, "DMC, what does it mean?"D's for never dirty, MC for mostly cleanLike we said before, we rock hardcoreI'm DJ Run, I can scratch. I'm DMC, I can drawAnd now we got the knack, to attractOur rhyme's an aphrodisiacWe'll reign on your brain and rock your knotWhen it comes to rock, give it all we gotTo be MC's, we got what it takesLet the poppers pop and the breakers breakWe're cool cool cats, it's like thatThat's the way it is, so stay the hell backWe're causin' hard times, for sucker MC'sCause they don't make no songs like thesePERIOD!

King of Rock

King of Rock is the second studio album by hip hop trio Run–D.M.C.. Produced in 1985, the album sees the group adopting a more rock-influenced sound, with several tracks prominently featuring heavy guitar riffs.

Background

Though Run-D.M.C.'s original version of "Slow and Low" (recorded as a demo during the sessions for this album) would not be officially released until the 2005 Deluxe edition of King of Rock, a cover version, recorded by the Beastie Boys (who themselves often played a fusion of rap and rock), appeared on the latter's 1986 debut album, Licensed to Ill.

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